I pesonally was bullied, and am now a much stronger person. Nobody will cross me again because I won't let them. Now nobody can bully me, and most people could reach goals with more determinaton if they had been bullied.

I would never condone bullying under any circumstance as it can be completely traumatizing.

But I was harshly bullied by my older brothers as a kid, and I have to say that because of them military life ( whether it be deployments or just basic training ) has been somewhat easier than had I not gotten my ass kicked repeatedly by them.

Yes, I believe that bullying does "build up a stronger person". I wasn't quite bullied, but picked on a lot when I was a kid (by my friends, so it wasn't too rough, and they'd stop the second I told them to). Before we began to "play fight" I didn't even know how to throw a punch, but after a few months I managed to beat up the school bully.

Well, it depends on the person I suspect... but if someone has lived a sheltered life I can understand how it could toughen them up by encountering situations that they never had before.

I would have to say yes. I was born two weeks late from a sick, alcohol drinking, smoker and put up for adoption. needless to say, I was very small, always have been, I was underweight for my age all the way til I was 16. I got bullied alot, basketballs and dodgeballs too the face, shoved tripped called names like punk, little dude, annoying mexican(yes I am half Mexican)

Either way, I learned the best way to deal with bullies and it's NOT to go tell an adult and hope that they will stop. It IS important to tell an adult but a kid, or a person in general, needs to learn to defend themselves too. I can't remember all the times I told my parents or other adults about my bullies. they would try to help but the most that would happen was a talk between the bully and I and then the next week he would be at it again. The moment I started throwing the basketballs and dodge balls back at their heads or smacking them back when they shoved me, they started backing off. then I had my much needed growth spert and they didn't really do anything after that.

Did it make me stronger? Yes very much so, I used to be a real pushover, not anymore. I think the issue is the parents, my folks always taught me that I had every right to DEFEND myself if I needed too, now days too many parents and teachers are taking passifism to an extreme and telling their kids to never to do anything aggresive, even in self defense. I like what I heard a long time ago, "You never start a fight, you never run away from a fight, you never cheat in a fight."

Everyone will cross paths bullying in life regardless, so it is time to man up and face it or just ignore it.

I think while they may suffer in the short term, i think in the long run bullying can make the person being bullied a stronger person. I think being bullied is make or break for some people- you either find the strength to overcome it or the bullies bring you down with them.

Although i have said bullying does make for a stronger person i am in no way saying i condone bullying - i think life is hard enough without having to face bullies.

yes because it build pain endurance and helps because kids are going to get bullied everywhere they go

People who are bullied turn up stronger...First it feels really bad but in longer terms the people bullied are stronger, mentally and physically.We learn to fight through,and get rid of the bully.After that we are strong and nothing can easily disturb our mind

Overcoming the bully is hard but after the struggle we are strong to face anything

“One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness. Such men make this cosmos and its construction the pivot point of their emotional life, in order to find the peace and security which they cannot find in the narrow whirlpool of personal experiences.” Albert Einstein